The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-21

T. A carriage belonging to Poe's livery
was wrecked at the corner of Main
and Oak wood streets, last Wednesday.
by running into an open ditch which
was being dug for water pipes. Care.
less driving.
The ladies of the Dorcas Society will
hold a basket picnic at the residence
of Mrs. E. Hasbrouck, Wednesday af.
ternoon, July 20. ALI members, with
well filled baskets, are cordially in
vited.
Kent has a regularly organized
Bathing Club, with club house and
conveniences at. West Twin Lake.
There are fifty members, and a merry
party is sure to be found at their pleas.
ant quarters the warm evenings.
Muzzy Pond is becoming q popular
place of resort for boating, bathing
and picnic parties. If some one will
only give sandy point" a new and
high sounding name, we might have
q miniature Chautauqua in a few
years.
Menches & Barber's great 10 cent
railroad show exhibits at Ravenna to-
day and tomorrow. 1t is said to be q
first class circus performance, with the
horse acts omitted, and certainly gives
rates so low that all can afford to go.
On Friday last A. A. Harris Jr. sup.
piled his customers with green corn
from his market garden. Al. is. Z" get.
ting there" just little in advance of
the others this year. He has our
thanks for liberal supply of corn aud
other vegetables.
AS an act of humanity to your dumb
servants, try sponging off your horses
and cattle in soap suds in which lit
tie carbolic acid has been mixed. The
flies will not thank you, but the ami
mails will, and they will testify their
gratitude by better service.
Man is born unto trouble as the
sparks fly upward. III Bible. The
modern dude is inclined to the exper-
imental belief, that when stirred up
by No. 10 boot, they have q sudden
tendency to fly outwards.
The Whitney Family New Amuse-
ment Enterprise will visit Ravenna
next Monday, July 25th. The per-
formance consists of minstrelsy, aero
batic and gymnastic feats, music, fun,
a dog circus, etc., all for the low price
of 25 cents. They give two exhibi-
tions, at 2 and 8 o'clock p. m.
We are told that for twenty five
years no such weather has been ex-
perienced as that of the past two weeks.
Whether this is the oft told tale of
the Oldest inhabitant, or fact which
the records will substantiate, we do
not know, but are willing to acknowl.
edge that it has been uneomfortably
warm " for long time now"
The last and deciding match of
series of five, between the Kent and
Cuyahoga Falls Gun Clubs, will be
held on the grounds of the Kent Club,
tomorrow, the 22nd. This shoot de-
termines which club shall pay for the
clay birds used and the supper, and
will no doubt be interesting aud ex-
citing.
Monday afternoon Miss Amy Riddle
took some of her little friends out for
q ride, and about o'clock was driving
up Chestnut street, when her pony,
for some cause, commenced running.
1t was not a vicious runaway, and was
stopped without difficulty after cross
ing Main street. No damage was done
but the little folks were badly fright.
ened.
Last Saturday night Casper Tucker,
German. on his way from Cleveland
TO Pittsburgh, fell from the train be-
tween Hudson and Eariville. In some
unaecountable manner he eacaped sny
injury more serious than few bruises
and making his way to Earlville, en-
gagged carriage to bring him to Ra-
VIENNA. where he was obliged to remain
until the Sunday night train by which
he proceeded on hisjourney.
The official test of the Kent Water
Works was made on Tuesday of last
week, and was pronounced satisfacto-
ry in every particular. Messrs. Cool.
man, Grinnell and Linton, trustees of
the Ravenna Water Works, were pres,
ent by invitation, and inspected the
works. They say that barring Raven
ma, our Kent neighbors have as good
a system of water works as any town
or city in the State.
The Republicans of Rayenps held
their caucus Tuesday evening. Con-
siderable feeling had been aroused and
two tickets were presented, one favor
ing A E Seaton for their candidate
for Clerk of the Court, and the other
an "unpledged" ticket Mr.. seaton's
friends were chosen by vote of 14l to
SO, We are notinformed which of the
candidates for the other places on the
ticket this delegation will support.
Mr.. Webster, the gentleman who
was robbed on the train, at Kent, was
in town on Tuesday and identified the
two men in Jail as being members of
gang who robbed him. The men are
said to be Ned" Lyons, recently re-
leased from the Massachusetts, State
Prison, and Ned Lyman, notorious
Eastern crook. James Williams, the
other member of the gang, who W, 6
released on ST. 900 bail. is supposed to
be Shang' Campbell. So it turns
out that the arrest of these parties is
j of some importance.
A conductor Of a freight train on the
P. & w. railroad, was arrested and
brought befor Mayor Holcomb one
day last week, charged with obstruct.
ing the crossing at Chestnut street